Mr Gay New Zealand

Acceptance Within the Diverse Gay Community

Tiwhanawhana had a noho marae at Te Heke Mai Raro ki te Hongoeka Marae, Plimmerton Porirua, Wellington during the Hongoeka Summer Festival. Bernard (Far right) - supplied
Let’s address the elephant in the room. I’m Asian, an islander from Borneo and a Wellingtonian. While gay men of European and Māori descent now...

Mr Gay New Zealand 2016 Competition Announced

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The hunt for the next Mr. Gay New Zealand will begin next month as details surrounding the 2016 competition were released today by the...

An Open Letter From Mr. Gay New Zealand 2018: Ricky Devine-White

Ricky Devine-White
It has taken me a day or two to ‘come down’ from the euphoria of winning the title of Mr. Gay New Zealand 2018....

School Teacher Heads To Malta As Mr Gay Philippines

Christian Reyes Lacsamana
A school teacher has been chosen as the Philippines delegate for the 2016 Mr. Gay World Competition. The 30-year-old Christian Reyes Lacsamana from San Fernando,...

Mr. Gay World Finale is Tonight – Who Will Win?

Group photo from the beach photoshoot yesterday of all 21 delegates. (Mr Gay World)
The final of Mr. Gay World is only hours away, 21 countries are all vying for the title of Mr gay World 2017. Delegates have...

James Bennett’s Experience Suggests the Community Cant Afford to be Complacent

James Bennett
As one of the most experienced finalists from the 2017 Mr. Gay New Zealand competition, James Bennett knows the struggles and hardships the community...

Public Voting Opens For Mr Gay World – Get Behind Charlie...

Mr Gay World Voting Begins
Live public voting has opened in the lead-up to the Mr. Gay World Competition that commences in Spain in three weeks. New Zealand’s representative Charlie...

Expectations and Stereotypes – How Are They Affecting Our Rainbow Youth?

Vincent McIvor
“But you don’t seem Gay?” “You can’t even tell your Gay” “You don’t act Gay though” I hear these statements way too often. It’s almost as if...

Let’s Stop Trying to ‘Fit-In’

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Growing up in Rotorua as a young ‘brown’ boy who didn’t really ‘fit in’ - at school for not acting like a ‘boy’, at...

Acceptance In Yourself

Daniel Andersen
The LBGT community have been apart of New Zealand society for a very long time, but that does not mean we are always accepted,...

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